Reyazul Haque v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22013 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2019 Thana- SHEOHAR District- Sheohar ====================================================== Reyazul Haque, Son of Late Sattar Mian, Resident of Village - Mirzapur Dhohahin, P.S. and District- Sheohar, the then Mukhiya, Gram PanchayatMirzapur Dhohahin, P.S. and Block and District- Sheohar. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Dr. Mrityunjaya Kumar Gautam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-09-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Sheohar P.S. Case No.171 of 2019 registered under Sections 409, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

Considering the inordinate and unexplained delay of over a decade in institution of the first information report on the ground of irregularity in execution of work contract by the petitioner, a Mukhiya, I am inclined to grant him bail. He is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Sheohar P.S. Case No.171 of 2019, subject to

2/3 the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Since the court proceedings are being conducted through virtual mode and normal court functioning has not been restored till date, it is considered appropriate to adopt the following procedure for communication of the present order:- (i) The order, which has been dictated during the course of proceeding of the virtual court, shall be communicated to me on my email by the Sr.

Secretary.

(ii) The corrected copy of the order shall be transmitted by me from my email id to the Sr. Secretary, which shall be treated to be an authentic copy of the order passed by this Court in the present proceeding. (iii) Hard copy of the order duly signed by me shall be preserved in my residential office for documentation and future use, if any.

(iv) Let a copy of the order be sent to Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner also on his email.

(v) Let steps be taken by the Sr. Secretary/registry for up loading of the present order without compromising

3/3 with the norms of social distancing.

Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) U T